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Jordan and Nyla Ford with their 14-month-old daughter Noelle at their home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Einstein patients crowdfund to save hospital as COVID-19 takes ‘devastating’ toll

Einstein is struggling to survive a pandemic that has ripped through the North Philadelphia community it serves. Its patients are stepping up to save it.

6 years ago

Matthew Nelson watches Russian table tennis in the lobby of his apartment building after placing a bet. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pandemic Ping Pong: Pa. sports fans double down on table tennis during shutdown

Thousands of Pa. sports fans have begun placing bets on table tennis, darts, and the other obscure competitions that have soldiered on while the rest of the world is on pause.

6 years ago

Listen 4:10
Temple University’s Liacouras Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly spends $5 million on coronavirus surge hospital that admitted 14 patients

Not eligible for insurance, the city hopes to be reimbursed by the feds for the Liacouras Center overflow site.

6 years ago

People holding hands
Health

‘MindPHL Together’: Philadelphia launches campaign to connect public with mental health resources

The city wants Philadelphians to know they are not alone — particularly amid increased uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Reed Gusciora
Politics & Policy

LGBTQ group calls on Trenton councilwoman to resign over attacks on mayor

COVID-19 conference call devolves into a war of words in Trenton between the mayor and city council.

6 years ago

The Osprey Nightclub in Manasquan
Down the Shore
Community

Iconic Jersey Shore nightclub won’t open this summer due to pandemic

The Osprey Nightclub will be "back to normal" in 2021, according to management.

6 years ago

University of Delaware campus
Health

Coronavirus update: Univ. of Delaware freezes salaries as president, football and basketball coaches and other top officials take pay cuts

University president Dennis Assanis says officials ‘are exhausting all possibilities to protect our workforce.’

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Education

Coronavirus update: N.J. schools to remain closed, April deaths soar 142%

Also Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy said residents passed an “important test” by complying with social distancing rules as parks reopened.

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Relief coming for Pa. gig workers and freelancers

Pennsylvania’s unemployment system for gig workers and those who are self-employed is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week.

6 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
Health

DHS report claims China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies

Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, intelligence documents show.

6 years ago

A man wearing a mask walks by a window display at a J Crew store in Rockefeller Center, Saturday, May 2, 2020, in New York. On April 30, the company announced it would apply for bankruptcy protection amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Community

J.Crew files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The owner of J.Crew is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, two months after the first person in New York tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

(Photo via Shutterstock)
The Pulse
Health

The importance of finding joy during our coronavirus quarantine

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

6 years ago

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Penn Medicine Chaplain Camille Turner has to call her patients to provide comfort, rather than meeting them at their bedsides. (Provided by Camille Turner)
Community

The comfort of touch, and the clergy’s new challenge to minister without it

Religious leaders have become accustomed to hugging and holding hands to comfort congregants. But during social distancing, they must find other ways to console.

6 years ago

Listen 4:45
Golfers practice social distancing at Juniata Golf Club. Chet Turner (right) of Yardley, Pa., played the course Sunday morning with his brother, Bernard (left) and friend, Eric Hill. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Lifestyle

You may not have to wear a mask while golfing in Pa., N.J. But officials would like it if you did

Masks are not a requirement to play golf in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Most players at Philly’s Juniata course opted not to wear them on Sunday.

6 years ago

Island Beach State Park
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa., N.J., Del. to buy supplies with other states; ‘Too soon to tell’ when N.J. beaches will open

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are part of a consortium of seven Northeast states that will work together to buy billions in critical supplies to fight COVID-19.

6 years ago

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